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EP 99870189 A 19990920

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The present invention relates to a parachute release device provided to be mounted on a parachute, which parachute is provided to be attached to an object. The device comprises a data processing system having a release signal output and a memory provided for storing data. The data processing system is provided for generating a release signal for opening said parachute. The device further comprises altitude determining means connected to said data processing system and provided for determining altitude values; and time determination means provided for determining the free fall duration as from the start of the dive. The memory is provided for storing a plurality of series of theoretical dive data, said theoretical dive data indicating for each distance value a corresponding theoretical time. The data processing system is further provided for selecting a series of theoretical dive data in function of the determined altitude values and the determined free fall duration. <IMAGE> <IMAGE>